After the application deadline of 6pm on Saturday 26 April 2014 the selection panel will shortlist 20 candidates, who will be informed of the results by 13 June 2014. The selected participants will be invited to take part in the competition in London on 6–8 December 2014 inclusive.

Rounds 1 and 2 will take place at Milton Court Concert Hall and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with the Guildhall School Symphony Orchestra; the final round will take place at the Barbican with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Participants are asked to prepare all repertoire. For Rounds 1 and 2 they will be told their repertoire immediately before taking the stage.

The three finalists’ repertoire and running order is drawn by lot at the end of Round 2.

Repertoire for Round 1(Approx. 15 minutes for each of the 20 candidates)Mozart Symphony No 39Beethoven Symphony No 1Bartók Divertimento for Strings

Repertoire for Round 2(Approx. 30 minutes for each of the 10 candidates) Dvorák Cello ConcertoSibelius Violin Concertoand two contemporary works from the LSO's recent commissions of younger composersVlad Maistorovici HaloCharlie Piper Fleotan

Final round(drawn by lot at the end of Round 2; rehearsed am & pm with LSO on day 3, final performance 7pm)Beethoven Egmont OvertureStravinsky Symphony in Three MovementsRimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade